Jumping back a few months, to the beginning of summer, to our little get away at the lake. We rent a cabin from a family, and always feel quite lucky if they're able to fit us in somewhere throughout the summer. This year, they were only able to accommodate us for one week. We decided one week was better than nothing, so we went. We were so lucky, the weather was perfect. Nothing you can do about the weather, just hope it's good. We were not disappointed at all.
Here is week 27 in pictures:
I wanted this weeks layout to be a bit different. I used Sahlin studio, Photo Journal No2 as templates for the 4x6 sized photos. So that the 2x3 sized photos would seem similar, they all had a blank white space under the bottom, to unify the whole layout. I didn't use any embellishments on these photos. I just used the templates and the took advantage of the journal portion on the larger photos, to tell my story. We've been going to this lake since the kids were born. And many years before that. It's what summer means to them. I love how simple this page was to create, and how well it turned out.
For the month of October, Sahlin Studio is offering Journal Templates at 35% off the regular price. I love using templates. Especially when the photos are clustered together as I have done with this layout.
A bit of back story first, before presenting Week 28. When we got home from our lake vacation, we were greeted with yet another water leak. A water pipe that had deteriorated and began to spray a fine mist of water in our basement. This situation could have been SO MUCH WORSE. Thankfully, it was in our storage/furnace room, where again, thankfully, there is a drain in the floor. There could have been so much more damage. There could have been so many more things ruined. We count ourselves very lucky. Having said that, after towing a boat home for 7 hours, on busy summer highways, the last thing Barry wanted to do was make repairs to and replace water lines. However, that's exactly what had to be done.
We have had major issues with water in our house. This actually marked the 7th water line that has leaked since we've been here [12 years]. The majority of leaks have been pin-prick holes, that slowly saturate the drywall, and begins to leak into full view. Two of them have been line breaks, that resembled the sound of a hot air balloon, behind the drywall. Not great. Thankfully, for both of those I've been home when it happened. Needless to say, I know where the water shut off valve is, something I encourage everyone to become familiar with.
We had a plumber come in and give us a quote [all our water lines both hot/cold need to be replaced]. The cost was staggering. Barry has watched the plumber come in and repair 3 different leaks. We are now replacing all the plumbing ourselves. It's a huge job. And it's going to get worse before it gets better. But with 7 leaks in 12 years, it's not a matter of 'if' we have another, it's a matter of 'when' we have another. With new plumbing in place, we at least have piece of mind...
Week 28:
- Repairing and replacing sections of the water lines in the basement.
- Driving the car, practicing. Doing pretty good!
- Glass of wine with a friend on a gorgeous summer afternoon.
- Spending a little bit of time at the outdoor pool.
- Searching for and hopeful to find frogs at Bow Valley campground this summer.
The following Sahlin Studio Product was used:
Week 27
Photo Journal No. 2 - Templates: http://the-lilypad.com/store/Photo-Journal-No-2-Templates.html
Week 28
Beginnings Elements http://the-lilypad.com/store/Project-Mouse-Beginning-Elements.html
Beginnings - journal cards http://the-lilypad.com/store/Project-Mouse-Beginning-Journal-Cards.html
Beginnings - Paper- http://the-lilypad.com/store/project-mouse-beginnings-papers.html
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